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Death in D Minor (A Gethsemane Brown Mystery) Paperback – March 10, 2017

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“The captivating southwestern Irish countryside adds a delightful element to this paranormal series launch. Gethsemane is an appealing protagonist who is doing the best she can against overwhelming odds.” – Library Journal (starred review on Murder in G Major)Gethsemane Brown, African-American classical musician and expatriate to an Irish village, solved a string of murders, led a school orchestra to victory in a major competition, and got used to living with a snarky ghost. She can rest easy over the Christmas holiday. Right? Wrong. The ghost has disappeared, her landlord's about to sell her cottage to a hotel developer, and her brother-in-law is coming for a visit—with one day’s notice.She scrambles to call her spectral roomie back from beyond and find a way to save the cottage from certain destruction. But real estate takes a backseat when her brother-in-law is accused of stealing a valuable antique. Gethsemane strikes a deal with a garda investigator to go undercover as a musician at a charity ball and snoop for evidence linking antiques to a forgery/theft ring in exchange for the investigator’s help clearing her brother-in-law. At the party, she accidentally conjures the ghost of an eighteenth-century sea captain, then ends up the prime suspect in the party host’s murder. With the captain’s help, she races to untangle a web of phony art and stolen antiques to exonerate herself and her brother-in-law. Then the killer targets her. Will she save herself and bring a thief and murderer to justice, or will her encore investigation become her swan song?“Gethsemane Brown is everything an amateur sleuth should be: smart, sassy, talented, and witty even when her back is against the wall. In her latest adventure, she's surrounded by a delightful cast, some of whom readers will remember from Gordon's award-winning debut and all of whom they won't forget. Gordon writes characters we want resurrected.” – Cate Holahan, Author of 2017 Silver Falchion Award-Nominated The Widower's Wife“Erstwhile ghost conjurer and gifted concert violinist Gethsemane Brown returns in this thoroughly enjoyable follow-up to last year’s Murder in G Major. Facing eviction from the historic seaside cottage she calls home, Gethsemane must clear her brother-in-law’s name—as well as her own—when a priceless artifact goes missing and the wealthy dowager to whom it belonged is ‘helped’ over a high balcony railing. With the help of a spectral sea captain she accidentally summoned, Gethsemane tries to unravel the mystery as the murderer places her squarely in the crosshairs.” – Daniel J. Hale, Agatha Award-Winning AuthorRelated subjects include: cozy mysteries, women sleuths, murder mystery series, whodunit mysteries (whodunnit), British mysteries, book club recommendations, amateur sleuth books, paranormal mysteries, Irish cozies, ghost mysteries, music mysteries.Books in the Gethsemane Brown Mystery Series:MURDER IN G MAJOR (#1)DEATH IN D MINOR (#2)Part of the Henery Press Mystery Series Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Henery Press (March 10, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 236 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1635112311
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1635112313
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.54 x 8.5 inches
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Alexia Gordon

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Physician by day, #ownvoices crime writer by night.

I write The Gethsemane Brown Mysteries.

Book 1, Murder in G Major, won the Lefty Award for Best Debut Novel, was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best New Novel, and was selected one of Suspense Magazine's Best Debuts. Book three, Killing in C Sharp, received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly and was a finalist for the Silver Falchion Award for Best Mystery.

I blog with Missdemeanors. I also host a podcast, The Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon, part of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. Every other Wednesday, I feature a chat with an author writing cozy or traditional mysteries. Listen to the Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon on any of several podcast listening platforms.

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Kate Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series, great book
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2024
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I discovered Alexa Gordon’s writing because of Hallmark Channel’s movie which was fun. I’ve almost never been disappointed by reading a book after liking a movie — and the author’s vision has always been better than the movie. This was no exception. The real test for me is the second book and it was very, very good. The characters are unique, clever and fun — and so is the story. I plan to continue reading her series blending an African American heroine in an Irish setting. I have no problem identifying with Gethsemane despite being a white Yankee and old enough to be her grandmother perhaps because the qualities of her character— never giving up, belief in herself, kindness and true friendship— are traits I admire and either have or to which I aspire.
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L. J. Roberts
4.0 out of 5 stars A delightful read. But how can one go wrong with music, murder, art, and a ghost.
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2017
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First Sentence: He showed up two days after Christmas.

Conductor and violinist Gethsemane Brown loves the cottage in which she lives, and is determined to save it from the hotel developer working hard to buy it. Were that not enough, her museum curator brother-in-law is coming for a visit hoping to buy a unique American cross-stitch sampler and dealing with the world of fake and stolen antiques. Instead, he ends up accused of theft, and possibly of murder. Hoping for help from her favorite ghost, she accidentally, or not, calls up the spirit of an 18th-century sea captain who once knew the girl who stitched the famous sampler.

Gordon’s style and voice are such a pleasure to read. She doesn’t take one’s time up with an unnecessary prologue, but starts the story at the start. She doesn’t fill space with pages of background exposition, but provides the information as part much of the information as part of an early conversation, and as the story progresses. Her introduction of characters makes them come to life—“Gethsemane recognized the baritone and greeted An Garda Síochána Inspector Iollan O’Reilly. His trademark stingy-brimmed fedora pulled low against the wind, obscured his salt-and-pepper hair.” Her introduction of Gethsemane’s brother-in-law also leads to a conversation about a letter providing background of the crime.

The dialogue is sharp, natural—“Being out here’s not so bad. Fresh air, beautiful view. And it could be worse. I could be playing flunky to a megalomaniacal narcissist with the aesthetic sensibility of a toddler beauty pageant coordinator.”--and immediately informs one that this is not, in fact, a cozy, but a traditional mystery.

For those who do needlework, the story will bring joy to the heart—“Textiles belong in the fine art realm as much as paintings do, even if they don’t get nearly the same respect….People don’t appreciate the quality because the stitching was often done on utilitarian items.” There is also an interesting comparison of Irish history to black history. These are only small pieces of things one learns through Gordon. One might wish Gordon to be more specific as to which movement of Beethoven’s “Pathétique” Gethsemane hears in her head as a warning of trouble, but that’s being very picky.

“Death in D Minor” is a delightful read. But how can one go wrong with music, murder, art, and a ghost.

DEATH IN D MINOR (Trad/Para Mys-Gethsemane Brown-Ireland-Contemp) – G+
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Daniel Cate
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great entry in the Gethsemane Brown series
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2020
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Death in D Minor is the second book in the Gethsemane Brown mystery series by author Alexia Gordon. I recently read the first book in the series (after an alarmingly long time of it sitting in my TBR pile) and really enjoyed it so I made it a point to read this book sooner rather then later. I'm happy to say that Death in D Minor was just as enjoyable as the first book.

The story centers around an art and textile auction occurring in the nearby town of Ballytuam, Ireland. Gethsemane's brother in law, Jackson Applethwaite, is in town to bid on a textile piece for the museum that he is the curator of. At the auction, it's discovered that the textile piece in question is missing and is subsequently recovered in Jackson's coat pocket. Gethsemane knows that her brother in law would never steal art or textiles and quickly becomes involved in the investigation to clear his name. The investigation quickly expands to cover murder and Gethsemane herself is named as a suspect in the murder. I thought this mystery was fantastic and I really enjoyed the little tidbits that came along with it (like the history behind the textile samplers and some tips on how to tell whether something is fake or legitimate). I'm also happy to say that the resolution of the mystery definitely threw me for a loop. I did not see parts of that coming.

I also enjoy the paranormal aspect of this series. In the first book, Gethsemane is trying to clear the name of Eamon McCarthy, a famous composer that Gethsemane is a huge fan of, and who also happens to be the resident ghost of the cottage that she is currently living at. However, at the end of the first book Eamon is sent away and Gethsemane is trying to figure out how to call him back. She borrows an occult book from Father Tim and successfully calls a ghost. Only it's not the ghost she was wanting. I still enjoyed her interactions with our new ghost and was happy to see that they were able to help each other when they needed it.

I thought this book was fantastic and am looking forward to continuing on with the series. I saw that book 5 is releasing in March 2020 and it's my plan to be all caught up by then so I can read the new book when it is released. If you enjoy a well written mystery with a touch of the paranormal then you should definitely give this series a try. It's fast becoming one of my favorite mystery series currently running.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Read to the End...
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2022
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It was disappointing in the beginning and the familiar villagers are not revisited, but the characters develop. In fact you wonder if sny one of them will turn up again.
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